TV Ratings: 'Parks and Recreation' Tops Tuesday Comedies in Return

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'Parks and Recreation'

ABC's 'Agent Carter' slips in its second week

Let's be frank. Tuesdays have been pretty miserable on the comedy front. With three broadcast networks devoting at least an hour to sitcoms this season, no one show (and definitely no new offering) has really broken through on the ratings front — at least before DVR lifts.

So it comes as a little bit of a surprise that a move to Tuesday has improved one comedy. Parks and Recreation, beginning back-to-back episodes for its seventh and final run, was actually up from its last Thursday opener. The comedy fetched a 1.5 rating among adults 18-49 during both outings, up a tick (15 percent) from its old Must-See TV roost. Unfortunately, Parks' move to the 8 p.m. hour did not help NBC's other Tuesday sitcoms. Marry Me (0.7 adults) and About a Boy (0.9 adults) saw no lift with a comedy lead-in. (Chicago Fire, averaging a 1.5 in the key demo, held steady.)